Rack for matrix magazines



May 20, 1930. V G. CURLE RACK FOR MATRIX MAGAZINES Filed Nov. 15 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l Gear efi. 271/6 if 210m 71 -42 1 May 20, 1930. cs. L. CURLE RACK FOR MATRIX MAGAZINES Filed Nov. 15, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 fizzy. 4

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Patented May 20, 1930 v UNITEDJSTAJTES TEN O F CE enonenn; cumin; on MINNEAPOLIS; MINNESOTA:

"Been Fen MATRIX MAGAZINES Application filed e er-15, 1928. serialno. 319,565.,

=Various different, moreor less crude and cumbersome devices or'methods are now used for holding matrix magazines,'containing 10 sets of fonts of circulating matrices with characters "of different sizes. and styles, here any onefl'thereofc'may' "be, transferred when wanted to a type,casting-[machine These devices support the matrixx magazines outin the open and in upri'ghtpositiions where'more or less dust and dirt accumulates. foil the matrices contained therein throughrthe open tops ofsaid magazineswhich ,of course,, is

detrimental thereto. Furthermore these devices or methods are such as to make'it very awkward and difficult toqhandlelmat-ri'x magazines during their application toga type setting machine or in the removal: therefrom. Said devices also take upfa great? deal of In applying a matrix magazine to a type casting machine or in removing the same therefrom the natural andjmost convenient way of'fhandling thesa1jnej isrtoj grasp the 3 matrix magazine fat its edge; portions 7 and hold the same inan 'upright position and in which position the v spilling; off? some of the v magazine in'th'e' rack or removingthegsame v matrices therefrom is eliminated.

The aims of thisainventioniafre to facil- H itatethe handling of matrix magazines, to

store or hold the same in a 'compact space where they are protected from; dust; and; dirt I moval of the same therefrom; o Avfurth'er aim of; the invention is to provide it bl mag n s i t ac sa h o e tains a set or .fontof matrices. with char;

acters o a g e fs era id'-s y e,="whe eby a v matrix magazine contai nin'g the, desired set or font of matrices to be used maybe readily seleeted and; remo ed; r m -t eere k identifying meansHfor-the"difi'erentimatrix 'fromthe rackg? 1 out disturbing or handling the other magazines intherack) ,v .p

The improved rack is adapted to receive a 7 matrix magazine in the same position, to

wit an upright position, in which it iscarried v from; a: type setting (machineand sustain the same with freedom for vertical swinging movement whereby, the lower end thereof may he lifted to bring the, matrix magazine i into a horizontally inclined position when it may be movedupper end first into therack; At the'limitrof this movement of. amatrix magazine into the lack the same is held against movementout ofl'the raclr ma ine position to permit another matrix magazine I 1n an'uprightposition in front to be sustained thereof. J v v or To remove a matrix; magazine from the rack it is first released from itsholding me'ans and drawn outward of the'rack andits outer 7 end lowered to bring said "magazineiintoan 7 7 sustained it fmay be grasped at its vertical edge apor-tionsz'and' lifted;from the rack in an 71 upright positidniand carried to. a. type, caste.

I l'ng machine and placed therein. The/edge portions of farmatrix magazine are 4111 =up-' I 'Wardlydivergi'ng relation so. thatthereuis plenty; clearance for Ta: perfsonsfliands holding the vsame between -thel,sides of the rack and matrix'imagazine whenlplacingsaid a I therefrompf 4 In the" accompanying drawings, which 'ilfl'ustrate "the invention, like; characters; in;

dicate like parts throughout the; several: 1

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closures: F for a J matrix .;-magazine removed F g; s aper p' vet r- 0 oinwoft agazme; p

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I Fig. '2" is a perspectiveview of 7 Plates f the a r J V, i Fig. i a fagaeaayeewe te m;

,Fig. is a fragmentary detail View show- 7 ingYon'e of the matrix magazines sustained in an upright position at'the front ofthe rack with itsmclosnre shown in transverse 5 vertical section; and I r Fig; 6 is a persp'eotlve View of one of the matrlxjma-ga zines; VI r In theldrawings, there is illlistratedfaiplnralityofmatrix magazines'fie'aehoffwhich ,7 f "tends longitudinallyof said magazineandjs jrigidly secured to theioutervfaces off'the ibars 8. 1 The upper most bar 8;has its end portioinsg extended outward of the'edges of theinat'rix V 5 magazine '1 togaflo'rdta'xpair of-arms 10L V v will be noted that" the edges-of thematrix *magazines. 7 ar'einnpwardly'diverging relation. 1 Each matrix -i-magazine17 contains a j T see ofzafontofeircuflating:matrices-11.,

r 1 The improved-rack;as,showni nclndesa f,- ire c'tangiilar nprig'ht: sheet metalt c'asing; T jclosedexeept at-its front. 1 Angle trackrails' i 13 are se cur'edfitoth einner sides of ,the'o'as-Q 'ing'1l2,'arranged:in vertically sp aoedpairsand' are inwardly andlupwardlyfinclined; These track rails :13 have ati th e'irjonter ends up f's tanding stopmlugs' 'l ln A;10n -r011er -15-,

which extends the full'widthof thecasing 12, sa is-"provided for each 'pair of traekrailsie. These rollersldareloosely mountedonlong .r0ds116 the endsof which-are rigidly, secured s i .7 -totheifanchoringlflangesiof'the 'tra'ckarails13 -v "and theysidesiof thecasing;12;"The upper I faces of the"rol1eis::1= 5fare positioned slightly below the pairs of track' rails 13-and inward ofthe outerqend s thereof; see'Fig.

Y eloslire'l for'theopentopfof the matrix mag- V, *isiintheiOrmof 'a flatplatewhichwprojeots perpendioulalr to thetrac'kyrail'sI13fandiis ina i J 5 tegra1ly formed with the: upper 'edgefof a l ts'lower edgeLandoverIyiBg the trackyr'ails sol3'i'si a pair The-mews 'i di zm n skb no i rir sf laon'thetraek rails lig are limited by the engagement of the retaining lngs 2(f-witlj the stop liigs Miandihe i fsegem oi t c o -the1cas'ing 12. Th la iral i fspaicing of the trackvrail'sle r i h hason its tinder side threetransverse stifien-' ingibars..8;andanentranee rall 9 which "ex- 1121 m mounted 1 thereon. [This closure :18

. I 'earrier 19 inithe ioi'm of -'a-flatgbodyplate' which s1 V ablyires ts onFsaidiail's;flntegi al-1 ly' formed iwithsltlhe carr'ierglt) at the-ends of at which time iit'sintieiice 1'9 withthee-backlof- "andretaining lugs 20, 'By re'ference to Figure 2, it will be noted "that thefcarriers 19 f '7 are'recessed at '21 the. full distance between the retaining lugs 20'to affordfiele'a-rance for a the matrix magazines 7 and permitthe same to be sustained in upright positions; one of which is shown inFi'gure 5:." Said carriersli) are further recessed 'or notched M22 to af; 1

ford clearance for the entrancerailsfi when the j matrix magazines 7 are turned .into' a horizontally" inclined "position? -'When the; v1 rack is empty of matrix magazines 7thefcar- 'rie'r's 19 are gravity held at the lower orouter 7 ends of the'tra ck rails 13 with the retaining r 1 lugs QO engaging the fstoplugs 14;

positionl and" carried in! this. position to; the rack where the under side 'of the matrix maga To remove a matrix:magazine fronra type Casting machine andstore'thesame in the inr- .ff 1 5 1 gprovedrak said magazine is held mit -11p; d wardly divergingedge portions in anjupright Y Zine is tnrned' towardj the open front "of V the casing aind with its-arms lO positioned j I, 1 onrone of theearfiers'19;and iagainst=;its re;

taining lugsj20 for sustaining thematrix magi azine? in'annpright positioninfrontiofthe v :other'matrix' magazinei'ziinatheirack The is pushed into ithe {I 'aQkf between the respeclower end oi this upright matrix magazine 7 7 f i's 'then raisedhy swinging said'inagazine vertic all v outward togbr'in'g 'the same into} substantiallythe plane 0fthe respeetive pair of 7 r rails 13=and at which time the arms .10 turn on thef-earrier'm to permitrthe' movement; WVhilethismatrixmagazine'7 is1thus'heldit' 1 s r tive pair'ofrails 13;, Duringgthe *initiaI' v V movement of the'jmatrixinagazine Tinto'itli'e V rack its afin 10is1idepnthecarrier=19 and thereby brings theiopen top off said magazine into Contact with'the'closure 18 and c'loses'th'e matrices therefrom. 1 V

merit of the matrixe-m agazine into the)" sa me .A to preventthespilling :lQf any :of the Furtherniovement ofthe matri-x inagazine V in'toftherackwill'oeinse-the carriers 19byth5 engagement Lofisaid magazines with-the ,olo's'ree 1rei18; to slide on; thei'traekmils-13am move with saidim'agazinej Dufifigtheimovej, f 1

k its ener ised rail"9firests*on "th nn'derlying rrollerand together with thearm Sa iiclf maga ine in the rack. a

of the inatrix magazine into" the i [1; 9 V p 17' islheld in the rziek5by the engaigeine losers-Q18; with j I of its'entrance rail'19 'with the roller; the

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' .To remove amatrlx magazine from the outer or'lo'wer end of said 'maig azineisspaced fromther-stop lugszl afdistance suflicientstiopermit anothermatrixmagazine to loe sus= tained" in an upright .positioirin; front thereof by having-its arms mounted on one-of rack the outer or'lowe'r endthereofi's raised sufiic-iently to disengage its entrance rail 9 fromthe roller and a slight outward pull "o'ii said magazine will cause the carrier19 to slide downward on' the t'rack rail13fla=nd at which timesaid entrancerail-9 will travel on the roller 15. The engagement of the retaining'lugs 2'0 with the'stop'lugs 14' limitthe' outward movement of the-carrier l9' and thereafter the arms 10 will have? a limited sliding "movement on the carrier 19 until: stoppedby the lugs let. 1, The outer end; of the matrix mag- Lazine's 7 is turned down to=brin gsaid magazines'intoanvupright position where it. is

sustained by its arms l dfrom the carrier; 19 andtretaining lugs 20.

With the matrix magazine thus'sustained the same may he'graspe'd at'its upwardly diverging edge portions and lifted from the rack in? an: upright position and casting machine:

carried to a type Thetr'ackrails 13 and carrier lli may be kept greased so that sai'd carriers" will freely slide on said track railsv sustaining'the matrix magazines in the rack in substantialsly horizontal positions and 'with their-open topsv at the closed backof: the5c'asin'g -12, saicl magazines' ar'e protected: from dustand dirt.

' is attachedlto the lower end portion of each matrix magazine near the lowerend thereof. The characters on these plates 23 may be easily read through the open front'of the casing ried insaid magazine. f

12 in view'of the position of the plates 23 on the matrix magazines and the inclination at which said magazines are held in the rack.

' Each matrix magazine isprovided with 'an identifying numeral on its plate 23 and the other characters thereon-'ident'ifythesize and r style'of the characters on' thematrices' car- One o-f'the drawers in the chest; is as I signedto each matrix magazine 7 and; given the same identifying numeral which appears on a plate 24 attached to said drawer. The

'purpose ofthe chest of drawers 17 is to .hold extra matrices for the several" matrix magazines.

What Iclaim is:- I i i removablymounted on thetrack'railsto sustain the magazine for compound pivotal and A plate 23 having identifying characters sliding movementsinto and outof the rack, and a sustaining member in the rackfor holding the lower end o-f the magazine raised.

2. The structure defined in claim 17in fur ther combination with stops at the outereiids of the track rails to limit the outward mover vment'of the arms on the track rails.

8. The structure defined in claim magazine against outward movement from t'herack. I I .6 4:. A rack for a matrix magazine having, at its'upper end-a pair-of arms which" project outward of the edges thereof,.said rackhavingavpair of upwardly and rearwardl-y in' clined track rails spaced to receive a matrix magazine therebetween with its arms removably mounted on the track rails-to-sustain' the {matrix magazine for" compound pivotaliand sliding -movem'ents into and out of; the rack,

1 in which thesustaining member is arrangedto been- 'gaged bya part onthe magazine to hold-said said track rails having stop's at' 'thfir outer ends. for. the arms: to limit the slidingkmove- :ment ofthe magazine out of-the'ra ck', and: a

roller on which the magazine slides during its movement into and'outofthe rackanid-for sustaining the lower end of the magazine when-in the rack; v. c 5.- A rack for amatri-x magazine havingi at its upper end a pair of arms which-project 7' outward "of the edges 'thereofiand also'having a longitudinally extended entrance rail, said rack having a pair of upwardly and rearwardly inclined track rails spacedto recei-ve a matrix magazine therebetween: with its arms removably mounted; on. the track. :rails to sustain the magazine for compound pivote al and sliding movements, .saiditra-ek rails j having stops; at their outer endsiforthearms tolimit the sliding movement ofthezmaga zine out of the rack; and a-r'ol-ler odwhich the entrance j railtravels' during the? sliding movement of the mag zineinto or" out of the rack and- -for holding the "lower end magazine raised when inthera'ekig' a 6. The structure defined in claim 5 in which the roller is-"arranged to beengaged'hyithe lower end of the' entrance rail when'themagazin e; is in; the rackjto-hol'd said m gazi-ae againstoutward slidingmovementsfrom 1 matri-xg: at i-ts' upper'enda'pair-of arms which project v outward of the 'edges thereof, saidrack hay-1 I ing; aplurality of vertically spaced "pairs: of v track; rail-s; spacedto'zreceive. ai'matrix magazine therebetween with its arms removahlyf mounted on the track; rails 'oflone loft-said pairs; said track rails having. .stops at their outer? ends to limit the sliding movement 1 of i the [matrix magazine'- outl. sustaining meansifor against o'ii tward sliding 15 from'the irackg saiesustaiaifig meairsbeirig arraegedtptheraek a id iad f- ""iheld the magazine spa ced frond thesto ps iat the Outer-ends ofthe' rails to. permitanother magazine to b'e'sustain'ed by its armsin anuprlght pOSItIQD n front of a magazine 1n the its upper end alpair of arms whiehiproj'eet raCkj t i p F 8. A rack for a matrix magazinehaving at outward of the edges' 'thereof,saidraekli'aving a plurality of vertically sp'a'ced pairs'of traekrails', the railsief said pairs beingespac'ed tereceiveqa matrix magazine therebetween with its arms'reinOVabIy 'm unted On one pair ,0f .1sai1d-track' ra1ls,\sa1d track ralls "havingstopsf at their ionterfe nds to limit the sliding mined by its arnis inanjnp'ri ht "positien in fr ont'pf -a magazine 'in the'rack;'* 1'" A rack: of the cl'as's' described having i means for sustainingan open top matrix mag- I. i j inclined position. i

1 '11; :The structure :azi'ne for'eo'mpound piV tal-and 'slidingmovezg a r 1 lanuprlghtvposltlon at th'efront fthe rack.

n orwin an'inelined position within the rack, t and a eldsurejarranged tQ' cl se the ope top efithe magaz'ineg whenlInpved intd' s'aid inimantsiinwhich it maybe retained either in Y the pento above the other: in rearwardly v and upward.-

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lnean for' fsl istain i ng': an "open-top matrix, s V v j -magazine forcomp'oiind pivotal and sliding -moveme'nt'sin w;hich it'niay be retainedeither 7 [-infa n' upright pos iti'on' atthe front of the rack I V or iinfan in c1i1 1e'd-p0'sition[within the? rack," r i and a elosjureforthebpentop'efthemagazine V f'arrangedgto partake eithegsjliding movement Y j'o f the'ma'gazine; saidelosnre beingarranged to closdthe 'epentop" of the matrix magazine 'When- Ii1oVedfrom"an'npright pesitionfto said H definedin claimi10f'in 1 :1 fnrther'fbombination With-stops arrangedlto'1 flim it'tlie outward-sliding'mevement b-ffth'e 'f-clOSli'reinthrack,said'elos ure having'a lim d i gmqvemen ine p mthemag hine-whereby the ope'n ttjip of ,;the ma azipg jaybe cldselypqsitiqnedte'the'closu'res When (Wed: into gtheffaekj and moved'awayj from;

the maga zine in an Upright fpositipn 'at ithe I; M front rack 'O'r forslidinginovementtherewith v l in a "horizontally" dispesed positionl' within i 'etheraCk;'saidcl0sure beingarran'ged to 61056 1 p "of the magazine when in "horizontalposition? '13. The structure defined in "further lQ mbina'tiOmWithQstops for-'limltingvjg t the 'slidingrmovement effthe closureon the track rails; and in which the arms ofthemag 7 l azinehavea limited slidingmovement on the f 1 closure, wherebywhen the closure has reached its inner most pqsitionin the rack the magaing movement biit of; therack; 5

zine maybe moved in respecttheretdt el sei I i ly position its open top to the elosu're" and-be} lmovedjaway' from said' clogureduring itsslid- L p '14. A; ac em;-in ivid au fiai ingfa;' ,1 I plurality 16f smatrix zmagazines vertically spacedthe one abeve thgiotheringnpwardly 1 7 and rearw'ardly inclinedpoai tions fsaidi-m'ag. M fa'zi'nes having symbolsfonytheirnpper fa (;es,,;; at theilo'w'e'r end pertionswtherebfthat are f readable between the yeiftieal lyspafeed:niagfQ azines in'the rackl.

1 5, A rack havinga o f.vertieallyf Spaced pairs flipwardlyiandirearwardlyin 1- at clined track rails for individually Supporting matrix magazines Vertically Spaced the one symbols on their-"upper faces at the 'lower e'fid porti0n sj ;the1ie0f that are readable-between thejtclbsure when the magazineis:moyed'ent Vi f fthe rack; 7

n e "havin atf it siupperae ldsureiqr the en'mpeai thegmagazin-slidthe ertically spacedmagazineslin theflfaek; i z Inz'testimony whereof I affix in'y; signature 1 

